{"podcast":{"title":"The Minimalists","slug":"the-minimalists-432520","podcast_index_feed_id":432520,"rss_url":"https://theminimalists.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://theminimalists.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/9/3/6/59366321825e67f888c4a68c3ddbc4f2/2023-MIns-Podcast.jpg","author":"Joshua Fields Millburn","episode_count":151,"summary":"The Minimalists are Emmy-nominated Netflix stars and New York Times–bestselling authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus. Alongside cohost T.K. Coleman, they help millions of people live meaningful lives with less.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T22:20:50.958847+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520"},"episode":{"title":"537 | Jerome","slug":"537-jerome","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520/537-jerome","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520","url":"https://www.theminimalists.com/p537/","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/clean/secure/theminimalists/537_Maximal.mp3?dest-id=334557","summary":"The Minimalists discuss the passing of Joshua's brother, Jerome, and they talk about confronting loss, the difficult road to acceptance, the difference between processing and complaining, finding meaning in tragedy, and much, much more. Contribute to the GoFundMe for Jerome's family . Discussed in this episode: Is it better to confront loss with replacement or acceptance? (00:57) What's the difference between processing and complaining? (15:23) What would Jerome say? (53:27) How did Jerome view material things? (1:02:05) How can we find meaning in loss? (1:23:29) Added Value: One of Jerome's favorite songs. (1:29:08) Have a question for the show? Call 406-219-7839 or email a voice memo to podcast@themins.com. Listen to the full Maximal episode on Patreon: patreon.com/theminimalists Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast","meta_description":"The Minimalists discuss the passing of Joshua's brother, Jerome, and they talk about confronting loss, the difficult road to acceptance, the difference be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5680,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-minimalists-432520/episodes/537-jerome/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-minimalists-432520/537-jerome.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}